#1960stv — Public Fediverse posts

Don Herbert (1917-2007) — a Peabody Award-winner as MR. WIZARD — was born on this date.

Here he is teaching 1960s kids how to light his birthday candle. (Or make a bomb, I'm not sure.)

Episodes of his TV shows from the 1950s-'80s are on his official YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@MrWizardStudios/videos

#ClassicTV #1960sTV #1980sTV #MrWizard #MrWizardsWorld

Tonight in 1969 — THE LESLIE UGGAMS SHOW debuted on CBS.

The Tony-winning singer/actress was just 26 — but insisted on an integrated cast + crew for her weekly variety show.

"People got to see somebody who looked like them,” she said in 2016. "I think that’s a great legacy."

#LeslieUggams #1960sTV

The 1967-68 UK TV series Man in a Suitcase takes the basic ITC action-adventure formula and adds a hardboiled flavour, real toughness, grittiness, plus seedy downmarket glamour. And more than a hint of film noir. The best of all the ITC series.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2016/02/man-in-suitcase-1967-68.html

#retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #culttv #culttelevision #ITC #spytv #spies #RichardBradford #BritishTV #Britishtelevision

Peter Leslie’s The Cornish Pixie Affair, from 1967, the fifth original novel based on the TV spy series The Girl from UNCLE starts with a murder in a circus (a setting that is used extremely well). Statuettes of pixies play a role. Enjoyable.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-girl-from-uncle-cornish-pixie-affair.html

#retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #scifi #scifitv #Lexx #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #culttv #culttelevision #GirlfromUNCLE #spytv #spies #PeterLeslie

The Sixth Finger, a 1963 episode of The Outer Limits. A scientist tries to speed up human evolution. He creates a super-intelligent man, who sadly has a few issues. A bold and interesting episode.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-outer-limits-sixth-finger-1963.html

#retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #scifi #scifitv #OuterLimits #DavidMcCallum #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #anthologyseries

Three 1964 episodes of my favourite US anthology series, The Outer Limits. The Invisible Enemy has sand sharks on Mars. It's OK. Wolf 359 is excellent -scientists create a miniature world. I, Robot is quite good - a robot is tried for murder.

My reviews: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-outer-limits-three-season-2-episodes.html

#retrotv #retrotelevision #culttv #culttelevision #60stv #1960stv #classictv #classictelevision #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #scifi #scifitv #1960stelevision #60stelevision #OuterLimits

The Green Hornet (1966-67) is a TV series which I personally much prefer to its contemporary Batman. Closer in feel to the original 40s serials. Hardboiled crime stories with some gadgets to add spice and just a touch of outrageous adventure.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-green-hornet-1966-67.html

#retrotv #retrotelevision #vintageTV #vintagetelevision #culttv #culttelevision #60stv #60stelevision #1960stv #1960stelevision #greenhornet

“She’s the most responsible and well-disciplined actress I’ve ever worked with….I consider myself a lucky man to have Eva opposite me.”
— #EddieAlbert

#EvaGabor (1919–1995) was #BornOnThisDay.

#GreenAcres #ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia

“It was a great experience....A group of strangers that got along really, really well.”
— #SusanDey, on #ThePartridgeFamily

The three-time Emmy nominee (for #LALaw) is 70 today.

#ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia